Palm has a lot riding on its next-generation Palm OS platform, dubbed “Nova.” The struggling smartphone maker, once responsible for pioneering the PDA/smartphone market, is banking on their revamped, Linux-based mobile OS platform to bring the company back into the mainstream. And, from the looks of previously released screenshots, the Palm Nova platform should bring…
iPhone Dev Team’s iPhone 3G SIM-unlock and what it means for you
There’s a good deal to be said about Apple’s decision to sell, for the most part, their iconic iPhone and iPhone 3G through exclusive carrier deals. The iPhone 3G is tied to sanctioned GSM carriers in most parts of the world, usually requiring heft roaming fees to use the handset in foreign counties. The iPhone…
Amobee Media Systems delivers advertising for the Apple iPhone and Google GPhone
Amobee Media Systems has released what it is calling it’s “HAPI” (Handset Application Programming Interface) for the iPhone and GPhone (Android). HAPI already includes support for BREW, J2ME, Blackberry and Symbian. What does this mean though, you ask? Well: Operators around the world will now have the ability to serve advertising impressions into applications running…
Maemo 5 SDK pre-alpha released
Nokia has released the first version of Maemo 5 SDK. The pre-alpha release is targeted mainly at platform developers and is not suitable for application development yet — it’s far from feature complete and the UI look and feel is still based on Maemo 4. However, developers can look at the new Kernel setup, which…
Online BlackBerry Technical Seminar Happening Right Now!
For all of the BlackBerry developers and IT admins, there is a free online seminar happening today (put on by RIM) from 9AM through 5PM EST. The keynote starts at 10AM and features Mike Kirkup, the Manager of Developer Relations over at RIM. Official promo schpiel from RIM: The BlackBerry® Technical Seminar is back this…
Ho Ho Hold the iTunes Connect Service During Christmas Break
In a note sent out to developers in the iPhone Developer Program, Apple has alerted developers to an impending hold to be placed on the iTunes Connect service. Looks like iTunes Connect will be down from Christmas Eve through December 27th. The email read: Dear iPhone Developer, iTunes Connect, the tool you use to manage…
Forum Nokia gets a makeover!
If you visited Forum Nokia website recently, you’ve certainly noticed a brand new design. The Finnish giant’s developer network worked round the clock to make the new website better serve its members and non-members alike. From the “official blog post:” Matt Collins’ Forum Nokia Blog: First, it was important to all of us in Forum…
iPhone goes open-source – Linux ported to iPhone!
What’s this? An iPhone running on the Linux operating system? It was only a matter of time. The most closed and controlled mobile development platform has been hacked to run open-source Linux-code! And you thought iPhone Dev Team members were just working to unlock the iPhone 3G baseband firmware… iPhone Dev Team hacker planetbeing has…
Problems with iPhone 2.2 OS
With the iPhone 2.2 OS having just gone live, users are no doubt flocking to iTunes for the iPhone OS update that boasts Google Maps Street View, voice call and email enhancements, and a refreshed iPhone Safari UI. Of course, iPhone 3G users looking to preserve their older baseband firmware in hopes of a future…
Nokia releases Series 40 6th Edition SDK
Nokia’s Series 40 6th Edition was announced back in June and today the Finnish giant released an SDK for the platform. Let’s quickly sum up what’s new in the latest version of Nokia’s feature phone platform: Full fledged Webkit-based browser, which until now was available exclusively for the Symbian S60 smartphones Adobe Flash Lite 3.0…